I could probabaly spend an entire week (or more) on 1968, and still leave out some important information about his key year in American history. Create a page on your notebook called "1968" and take some notes today focussing on this key question - Why was 1968 such a turning point in the Vietnam Era? As and after you take notes, make them powerful, engaging, interactive, and hyper by adding relative images, maps, and links. At the end of the notes, come up with some questions - both about the information discussed in class and questions about what will happen in the next few years!
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Leading up to 1968
No clear cut winner in the war
Increase in American forces in SE Asia
Viet Cong proved to be the guiding for in South Vietnam
No one could identify the Viet Cong because they look like average people
US tries to "pacify" South Vietnam and say "be democratic"
LBJ Remained Determined
Optomistic reports are sent back
McNamara sees "a light at the end of the tunnel"
Overall, the public still supported America in Vietman
US won everyone of the battles, but lost moralIf Cronkhite was gone, so were the American peopleAn attack on U.S. strongholds throughout Southern Vietnam by Viet CongLBJ struggles and Congress cuts his Great Society BudgetUS involvement in the war is openly criticizedNew Defense Secretary of State states the war is unwinnable
I could probabaly spend an entire week (or more) on 1968, and still leave out some important information about his key year in American history. Create a page on your notebook called "1968" and take some notes today focussing on this key question - Why was 1968 such a turning point in the Vietnam Era? As and after you take notes, make them powerful, engaging, interactive, and hyper by adding relative images, maps, and links. At the end of the notes, come up with some questions - both about the information discussed in class and questions about what will happen in the next few years!
Your notes will be evaluated ...
Do you have complete and detailed information?
Are your notes organized, with main topics identified and set apart from each other?
Did you add relevant images and links to support the information?
Did you pose some questions?
Leading up to 1968
LBJ Remained Determined
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McNamara
The Tet Offensive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tet_Offensive
LBJ Says
DNC
Either Eugene McCarthy or Hubert Humphrey
Democratic party in chaos
Humphrey gets nomination
'68 Election